BREAKING Mountain lion P-81 found dead on PCH in Santa Monica Mountains after likely vehicle strike, officials say
A radio-collared mountain lion known as P-81 was found dead on Pacific Coast Highway near Las Posas Road in the western Santa Monica Mountains following a likely vehicle strike, the National Park Service announced Friday.
"We are saddened to share mountain lion P-81 was likely killed by vehicle strike Sunday, Jan. 22," the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area said on Twitter. Officials said California Fish and Wildlife officers collected P-81's body on PCH, and that a necropsy will be performed to confirm the approximately 4-year-old male died as the result of being struck.
The lion is one of many big cats in Southern California being tracked by National Park Service researchers, and his death comes just over a month after the more- famous P-22 -- known as the "Hollywood Cat" -- was euthanized on Dec. 17. P-22, who famously crossed by the 101 and 405 freeways before taking up a long-term residence in Griffith Park, had been captured in a Los Feliz backyard in a severely underweight and injured condition. It's believed P-22 was also the victim of a vehicle strike, accounting for his injuries. He was believed to be about 11 or 12 years old.
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